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February 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Riley Black, When The Earth Was Green, February 21, Oasis, RB And Zoom
Riley Black is the bestselling and award-winning author of When the Earth Was Green , The Last Days of the Dinosaurs , and more. A regular contributor to National Geographic , Smithsonian , and Slate , as well as a repeat guest on NOVA and Science Friday , Riley has spent more than fifteen years bringing the public the latest about the deep past. When not enthusing over fossils in articles and books, Riley regularly volunteers with museum field teams to uncover new
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Articles
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Gopher Madness
By Jim Bishop. This is a continuation of last May’s article about challenges creating a garden in our new home in Mission Hills. This is...
Aug 1, 2015
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: The Downward March
By Jim Bishop. This is a continuation of last May’s article about challenges creating a garden in our new home in Mission Hills. In May’s...
Jul 1, 2015
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: The Romance of the Real Alcázar in Seville
By Jim Bishop. In keeping with the themes of our garden exhibit at this year’s San Diego County Fair and the influence Spanish...
Jun 1, 2015
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Lots of Blocks
By Jim Bishop. One of the frequent questions we get about our garden is where did all the retaining walls come from and who built them?...
May 1, 2015
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Steep Challenge
By Jim Bishop. While we were working on remodeling the house, I was desperate to create a garden. However, there were a few challenges to...
Mar 1, 2015
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Make a Home
By Jim Bishop. Last month I wrote about finding and buying our current home in Mission Hills. However before we could move, we had to...
Mar 1, 2015
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: On the Move
By Jim Bishop. I met Scott Borden in September of 1994. November of that year we visited Maui. In June of 1995 we spent my 40th birthday...
Feb 1, 2015
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